The Evaluation of The Professionalism of Clinical Teachers from The Viewpoint of Residents of Educational Departments of Imam Khomeini Hospital of Mazandaran University of Medical Science

Background & Objective: Investigating residentschr('39') opinions is one of the ways to evaluate professionalism in the clinical setting in a variety of ways. Since Teachers are good role models for learners and on the other hand, students have a close relationship with the teachers because of their direct presence in the teaching position, therefore, their viewpoints about the characteristics of a teacher can dramatically influence the learning process. The purpose of this study was to investigate the residentschr('39') viewpoints on professionalism of clinical Teachers. Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive study. The statistical population was residents of Educational Departments of Imam Khomeini Sari Hospital in 1398 who were selected by census sampling method (n = 150). The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire containing 30 questions. The validity of the questionnaire was evaluated using the opinions of 20 experts and calculation of CVR and Impact Score coefficients. The reliability of the tool was calculated as 0.87 using Cronbachchr('39')s alpha. The data were analyzed by means and variance analysis. Results: The results showed that the overall score of clinical Teachers professionalism score was 4.04. The component of responsibility with the average of 4.10 had the highest score and job excellence with an average of 3.88 had the lowest score. There was no significant difference between different educational groups. Conclusion: The results showed that the professional status of clinical Teachers is in a relatively good condition. For ethics excellence, short-term ethics courses and Active teaching methods are proposed.